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[Q] Home Screen backup question?

I have a simple question, I'm currently on CM 7 nighty 7 and was wondering if it’s possible to back up your Home screen with all your Widgets and shortcuts with either an app or a software setting somewhere? With CM7 I normally just flash over on previous builds, but as many of you know, that sometimes problems happen for whatever reason and a full wipe is required or recommended. So with that being said, it can be a pain to have to always start from scratch on setting up your home screen shortcuts and widgets. Not sure if it matters but I have both ADW Ex and Launcher Pro, which both have backup settings but do not allow Widgets to be backup. Just trying to make it little easier if at all possible, Thanks.
Derek

It needs to be saved to the SD Card and widgets cannot be saved, which is why only the applications are able to be restored. In short, no there is no way. But even still, having all the applications atleast restored back to where you want them is a huge help.

Yes there is a way. There is an app called MyBackUp Pro. I use it to restore my homescreen. Everything is restored with the exception of the widgets. The widgets will be on the screen but "broke" so to say. I just remove the "broken" widget and replace it again.

This can be done though default ADW as you can backup and restore but as stated the widget has to be replaced. You don't need any special apps for it work normally its saved on root of your sdcard when you save it.

[Q] Titanium Backup Question

Hopefully i don't get flammed for this but i did search and couldn't find any answers.
I have a couple of issues/how-to's for Titanium backup pro:
How do i backup alarms/clocks? I select country/timezone option in green but it never backs it up after a new ROM install.
how do i backup home screens? I remember a desktop option but i dont see it in pro or current version. Is it possible?
Thanks in advance for your help.

1. tb can backup the alarm.apk, but it won't backup saved alarms. such as 8:30a.m. mon,wed,fri and alarm tone.
2. tb cannot backup home screens. I don't know of any that will back up the native launchers. But laucher pro, adw, adw ex, etc do have an option to backup/restore home screen.

MadNosf said:
Hopefully i don't get flammed for this but i did search and couldn't find any answers.
I have a couple of issues/how-to's for Titanium backup pro:
How do i backup alarms/clocks? I select country/timezone option in green but it never backs it up after a new ROM install.
how do i backup home screens? I remember a desktop option but i dont see it in pro or current version. Is it possible?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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when i just want to back up only certain items, i go to the Backup/Restore tab and select the item i need to back up. a popup should appear onscreen with the first set of options being "Backup!", "Freeze!" or "Un-Install!". hit backup and you'll be on your way.
alternately (and i find this way the easiest), you can just set up a schedule to have your phone do an automatic backup at certain times of the week. this is done by selecting the schedules tab and either adding a new schedule (or editing a current one) to meet your needs. for example; my current backup schedule is "Backup all user apps + system data". i have set to occur twice a week and at 2a my time.
da_dragon2k3 said:
1. tb can backup the alarm.apk, but it won't backup saved alarms. such as 8:30a.m. mon,wed,fri and alarm tone.
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that's incorrect. you can restore your saved alarms but it's usually not recommended to restore the red items in TiBU (those are the system files and it can cause stability issues not that i've ever experienced issues with alarms).
da_dragon2k3 said:
2. tb cannot backup home screens. I don't know of any that will back up the native launchers. But laucher pro, adw, adw ex, etc do have an option to backup/restore home screen.
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i can vouch for launcher pro; it does backup and restore your homescreen settings.

da_dragon2k3 said:
2. tb cannot backup home screens. I don't know of any that will back up the native launchers. But laucher pro, adw, adw ex, etc do have an option to backup/restore home screen.
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If you use LauncherPro and back it up / restore it using TiB it will restore your settings as well with the exception of widgets.

Im not sure if this works for other launchers but i hiave noticed that when i backup launcher pro with titanium back up it does back up the homescreens, however if you have made back ups with launcher pro it seems to cause a glitch and not allow you to restore the LP backup through LP but does restore the backup from titanium. I hope that made sense .

shreddintyres said:
Im not sure if this works for other launchers but i hiave noticed that when i backup launcher pro with titanium back up it does back up the homescreens, however if you have made back ups with launcher pro it seems to cause a glitch and not allow you to restore the LP backup through LP but does restore the backup from titanium. I hope that made sense .
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I've never ran into that issue before. I've always been able restore my homescreens through launcher pro just fine.
Sent from my Bionix- V 1.3.1 powered Vibrant.

For me it's less effort to try and backup these things Although Oniyuni is correct backing up some of the alarms setting do cause issues. Seems to me just as fast just re-input them.

Thanks for the help folks
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

Can't you ****ing search? Sorry just kidding, use MyBackup that will save all ur home,system,calendar,alarm etc. Settings.
Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.

Can I backup my icon/apps layout in Titanium Backup or some other way?

So, I've been using Titanium backup (full paid version) on my phones and tablets for a while, and I LOVE it, but I can't figure out how to backup the layout of my icons with it.
On my old phones I used Launcher Pro, so when I restored my apps + data it would install LP and it's data (and it's backup), there-by placing all my icons where I had them (minus widgets), which was super easy and awesome. Loved it.
Well, I don't have a need for an aftermarket launcher on my Galaxy 10.1, and as it's just added processes, I don't want to use one. So, how can I back up my icon layouts (and widgets if possible, but I doubt it) on my home screens so that I don't have to manually place them each time I try a new ROM? And if this isn't possible in TB, is there another app I could use for this?
Much appreciated...

VisualOddity said:
So, I've been using Titanium backup (full paid version) on my phones and tablets for a while, and I LOVE it, but I can't figure out how to backup the layout of my icons with it.
On my old phones I used Launcher Pro, so when I restored my apps + data it would install LP and it's data (and it's backup), there-by placing all my icons where I had them (minus widgets), which was super easy and awesome. Loved it.
Well, I don't have a need for an aftermarket launcher on my Galaxy 10.1, and as it's just added processes, I don't want to use one. So, how can I back up my icon layouts (and widgets if possible, but I doubt it) on my home screens so that I don't have to manually place them each time I try a new ROM? And if this isn't possible in TB, is there another app I could use for this?
Much appreciated...
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MIUI ROMs have this function built in.
You might also check out FileExpert and/or myBackupPro...but I don't think they'll have what you're looking for.

sean is here. said:
MIUI ROMs have this function built in.
You might also check out FileExpert and/or myBackupPro...but I don't think they'll have what you're looking for.
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MIUI Roms?
And Thanks, I'll check out those apps...

VisualOddity said:
MIUI Roms?
And Thanks, I'll check out those apps...
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Yep. MIUI, pronounced "my U I" (my user interface). But if you haven't gotten into flashing ROMs yet, then you might not find what you're hoping for.
Here's a link, if you're interested in the literature. But a word of caution, if you screw it up...you might wish you hadn't tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324528&highlight=miui
Look around youtube for a tour of MIUI ROMs.

sean is here. said:
Yep. MIUI, pronounced "my U I" (my user interface). But if you haven't gotten into flashing ROMs yet, then you might not find what you're hoping for.
Here's a link, if you're interested in the literature. But a word of caution, if you screw it up...you might wish you hadn't tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324528&highlight=miui
Look around youtube for a tour of MIUI ROMs.
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Pretty awesome. Right now I'm running the Overcome ROM and loving it, so I don't wanna change... Thanks for the info though, much appreciated...

Anyone else know of an app that can do what I am needing?

Can you not use tb to backup desktop touchwiz launcher? Would that not backup the layouts as well?
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Yes you can. Just tried it then deleted a icon and restored data which put the icon back .

beta546 said:
Can you not use tb to backup desktop touchwiz launcher? Would that not backup the layouts as well?
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Yes you can. Just tried it then deleted a icon and restored data which put the icon back .
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That didn't work for me earlier. Do I have to have a specific app/rom to do that?

MyBackup Pro has an option to backup your home screen layout, it won't backup your widgets but atleast the placeholders will be in the right spot & it can restore all your apps shortcuts on the home screens!!

ADW will do that

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That didn't work for me earlier. Do I have to have a specific app/rom to do that?
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What I did was open tb, find [descktop] touchwiz launcer in app list. It should be highlighted green. Then I just backed up like normal and closed tb, then deleted a shortcut icon off my homescreen and went back to tb, found touchwiz launcher again, pressed it and pressed restore and chose data only. Went back to homescreen and deleted shortcut was back.
Just incase you did somthing wrong

dennyjones said:
ADW will do that
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Isn't ADW a launcher, or can it run as just an app? I don't want an aftermarket launcher... :/
faisalsiddiqui said:
MyBackup Pro has an option to backup your home screen layout, it won't backup your widgets but atleast the placeholders will be in the right spot & it can restore all your apps shortcuts on the home screens!!
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Awesome, I DL'ed it earlier, about to play with it. Thanks!

beta546 said:
What I did was open tb, find [descktop] touchwiz launcer in app list. It should be highlighted green. Then I just backed up like normal and closed tb, then deleted a shortcut icon off my homescreen and went back to tb, found touchwiz launcher again, pressed it and pressed restore and chose data only. Went back to homescreen and deleted shortcut was back.
Just incase you did somthing wrong
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Awesome, I'll try that, thanks!

beta546 said:
What I did was open tb, find [descktop] touchwiz launcer in app list. It should be highlighted green. Then I just backed up like normal and closed tb, then deleted a shortcut icon off my homescreen and went back to tb, found touchwiz launcher again, pressed it and pressed restore and chose data only. Went back to homescreen and deleted shortcut was back.
Just incase you did somthing wrong
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It Worked! I was just an idiot. lol Thanks!

VisualOddity said:
It Worked! I was just an idiot. lol Thanks!
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Well feel free to press the thanks button lol

Never thought to back up the launcher, thanks for that trick. Wouldn't this be a problem if switching to different roms though if they use different launchers(like backing up a stock launcher on a touchwiz rom), correct me if im wrong.

I just tried this as well. On my Galaxy Note 2 it is called TouchWiz Home. When I restore it, it only restores the deleted pages, and icons, not the widgets. So, how do I backup the widgets?

[Q] Lost icons in TW Apps draw

I have been creating some folders for applications in my app pages - just to keep them organised. Create one called Photo and dropped in Camera and Gallery icons, then created a fe more folders, and suddenly the Folder has disappeared and the icons with it. My Camera and Galery icons are now only visible in the 'frequently used' tab by not the 'All' tab. A reboot has not brought them back. I can use the applications launched from the copy I have on my homescreen, but this seems weird that they have vanished. Device is a stock, unrooted , and no customisations whatsoever. Any help would be appreciated.

I had the same problem, I gave up trying to find a fix and just installed a new launcher (ADW Launcher ex, about $3), if you are looking for a new one I would suggest the new Go Launcher HD (it is free).
Neil

neilcbennett said:
I have been creating some folders for applications in my app pages - just to keep them organised. Create one called Photo and dropped in Camera and Gallery icons, then created a fe more folders, and suddenly the Folder has disappeared and the icons with it. My Camera and Galery icons are now only visible in the 'frequently used' tab by not the 'All' tab. A reboot has not brought them back. I can use the applications launched from the copy I have on my homescreen, but this seems weird that they have vanished. Device is a stock, unrooted , and no customisations whatsoever. Any help would be appreciated.
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Go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>TWlauncher and clear data. All your icons will be back and the home screen will revert to stock. Drawback is you have to recustomise your home screens again.

daoen said:
Go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>TWlauncher and clear data. All your icons will be back and the home screen will revert to stock. Drawback is you have to recustomise your home screens again.
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Thanks, I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of weeks.

I have the sample problem. After creating some folders, some icons disappeared.
It should be a bug.

The icon will lost after made a update

Thanks for the solution, a frustrating bug which has made me try out go launcher HD. Very nice and smooth.

[Q] Messy apps screens

Hi,
I use Galaxy Tab 7.7 without any modifications.
Something happened to the apps list screens (accessible through small "Apps" icon on top of the display).
When I move an app icon from a certain screen to another, it will come back to the old place after some time.
This does not happen on home screens, just on some apps screens.
Any help will be appreciated.
Regards
mjwiech

I had that problem too. Solved it deleting touchwiz data in the app manager (you wil have to rebuild your folders and desktop settings)...

Sorry, I am not yet very well acquainted with Android/TouchWiz.
You mean to use the standard Settings app and clean data for Twlauncher?
Will it reset both the home screens AND app list screens?
Thanks a lot!
mjwiech

Maybe somebody will be interested.
I found a (relatively) safe solution.
The AppZorter allows to sort the app screens and works well on Galaxy Tab 7.7.
If the sorting does not put everything in order, there is "Advanced settings" option and "Reset", which completely restores the default app screens.
Regards
mjwiech